Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenolysis of the C–O bond: the selective reduction of cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides to γ-lactones catalysed by [RuCl₂(Ph₃P)₃]

1 January 1975

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 11,p. 412-413
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39750000412

Abstract

[RuCl₂(Ph₃P)₃] is an efficient catalyst for the selective partial hydrogenation of carboxylic acid anhydrides; γ-lactones are formed from succinic and phthalic anhydrides.

Keywords

RUCL
PARTIAL HYDROGENATION
HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC
Γ LACTONES
SELECTIVE REDUCTION
SELECTIVE PARTIAL
LACTONES CATALYSED
CATALYTIC HYDROGENOLYSIS
EFFICIENT CATALYST

Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenolysis of the C–O bond: the selective reduction of cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides to γ-lactones catalysed by [RuCl2(Ph3P)3]

Abstract

Keywords

Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenolysis of the C–O bond: the selective reduction of cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides to γ-lactones catalysed by [RuCl₂(Ph₃P)₃]